First, a little background: SantÃsimo Sacramento Parish lies within the city of Piura, about one mile north of the southern city limit where the villages begin. Today Marlit and I walked the streets near the parish taking Communion to those who can no longer get to church. It took us about three hours to visit 16 people. The main topic of conversation was how hot is has been. Very nice homes are near the parish and some very poor ones that are imbedded. A couple people spoke English, several want me to return, and quite a few said “mi casa es su casa.” The Piurans are so welcoming to us “foreigners” who do not feel foreign.
We had lunch with the elderly at the Elderly Center and were welcomed with a bang. We passed out gifts from the TimeOut community at St. John the Baptist who weekly prays for their brothers and sisters in La Legua village. I met almost-blind “Old Man Guadalupe” whose house we build a few years ago.
Late in the afternoon we visited the remaining seven families in La Piedra. I am working on a reflection of why 24 families from St. Monica were randomly picked to help these Peruvian families who are so poor because of the remoteness of their location. God is providing an opportunity to us.
Photo: Rosary gifts at Elderly Center given by TimeOut of St. John the Baptist
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